6- And 12-String Guitar
by Leo Kottke
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6- And 12-String Guitar is ranked as the best album by Leo Kottke.
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6- And 12-String Guitar track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
6- And 12-String Guitar rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart 1001-1100 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 39 Music Albums of 1969 | 27/39 | 2 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 40 Music Albums of 1969 | 21/40 | 3 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 48 Music Albums of 1969 | 14/48 | 4 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 74/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 46 Music Albums of 1969 | 40/46 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | RockyRaccoon | Best Guitar Albums | 51/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 57 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 201 | |||
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6- And 12-String Guitar ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/12/2026 21:02 |  CellarDoor | 8,927 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2026 22:47 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,755 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2024 20:11 | LosWochos | 47,547 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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6- And 12-String Guitar forum mentions
Romanelli 02/03/2026 22:34 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 02/05/2022 20:17 in Your MP3 player on shuffle: first 30 songs to come up
RoundTheBend 03/06/2019 02:26 in 12-string guitarView all forum mentions
6- And 12-String Guitar comments
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/27/2016 05:47 | #160827 | TOP COMMENT
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When you compare this to something like Duane Eddy or The Ventures, this is way more interesting and soulful. I love the entire album.
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/15/2012 15:40 | #35240 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the great, lost guitar masters. This is an album of phenomenal playing by one of the very best.
ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/15/2012 15:42 | #35241 | TOP COMMENT
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A classic and constant seller over the past 30 years.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/24/2012 00:58 | #45246 | TOP COMMENT
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This man has a lot of guitar tricks up his sleeve. I can only think of Paul Simon as being as innovative with the simplest things available. Great Album!
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